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July 26, 2024 5:11 PM
Typhoon Gaemi pummelled towns on China's coastal Fujian province on Friday with heavy rains and strong winds as the most powerful storm to hit the country this year began its widely watched trek into the populous interior. The storm has affected almost 630,000 people in China's Fujian so far, with ...
July 26, 2024 3:33 PM
Climate change is driving changes in rainfall patterns across the world, scientists said in a paper published on Friday, which could also be intensifying typhoons and other tropical storms. Taiwan, the Philippines and then China were lashed by the year's most powerful typhoon this week, with school...
July 26, 2024 10:43 AM
Delhi experienced heavy rains and thunderstorms on Friday, bringing much-needed relief from the humid weather. The downpour led to waterlogging and traffic disruptions across several parts of the city. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted more showers in the next two hours in Delhi a...
July 25, 2024 4:56 PM
Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Kirti Vardhan Singh, provided a comprehensive update on India's climate change situation and adaptation efforts in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. According to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) r...
July 25, 2024 4:32 PM
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning for very heavy rainfall in Mumbai, Palghar, Thane, and Sindhudurg until Friday morning. Heavy downpours are also likely over isolated places in Raigad and Ratnagiri, the IMD said. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has declar...
July 24, 2024 9:11 PM
Iraq has resumed rice cultivation after a two-year ban prompted by water scarcity, and is testing out a strain of the grain that consumes less water than traditionally planted versions. Deputy Minister of Agriculture Mahdi Sahar al-Jubouri told Reuters the country has earmarked 150 sq km (58 sq mil...
July 24, 2024 12:51 PM
Monday, July 22 was again the hottest day on record, according to preliminary data from a European Union monitoring agency, inching past Sunday, July 21 which had just taken the title. The global average surface air temperature rose to 17.15 degrees Celsius — 0.06 degrees higher than Sunday's mar...
July 22, 2024 4:20 PM
India will apply for licences to explore for deep-sea minerals in the Pacific Ocean as it competes to secure supplies of minerals critical for energy transition technologies, a top government scientist told Reuters. The UN-backed International Seabed Authority (ISA) has issued 31 deep-sea explorati...
July 19, 2024 3:12 PM
The United Nations' International Seabed Authority (ISA) will meet on Monday to consider new rules allowing firms to extract minerals from the ocean floor, despite mounting concerns about the economic and environmental risks. Supporters say deep sea mining will help boost supplies of raw materials ...
July 18, 2024 4:33 PM
Rainfall swept through parts of Delhi on Thursday, offering relief from the humid weather. Visuals from 7, Lok Kalyan Marg in Delhi showed light drizzle. The national capital recorded its highest rainfall in 88 years last month. As per the Indian Meteorological Department, Delhi received 228 mm of ...
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